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Ok so I am learning fast on the Mint, but this one has got me stumped. I have my Sandisk mp3 player working with Mint, but when I tried to transfer some files to it there were in .ogg format. Now I have never heard of this format, and wondering do I just need to find a converter or what? The files originally came off a Windows computer as mp3, but when I transferred them over to the Linux one they switched to ogg.

I did a little research and found that some Sandisk mp3 players do play ogg I guess it depends on how new it is. You will need to find the specs on your specific model. I'd say don't convert them back to mp3 if your player supports ogg do to more audio quality loss. Your player if it is older say 2-3yrs or more may support it with a firmware update. All the research I've done suggests that ogg is as good if not better than mp3 in both quality and size.

Yes, .ogg is an "open" format, there are portable music players out there that play .ogg files, and the sound quality is great. I've been using a Samsung portable music player; I have a few .mp3 files, but most of my music is in .ogg format or .wma format (files transferred over from Windows days). Anybody who wants to stay away from proprietary formats like .wma or .mp3, .ogg works out well; you might have to dig a little to find a player for it but they aren't too hard to find.